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Table 2 Variables associated with delay in malaria treatment-seeking behaviour for under-five children in southwest Ethiopia, April, 2010.

From: Determinants of delay in malaria treatment-seeking behaviour for under-five children in south-west Ethiopia: a case control study

Variables

Patient category

Crude

OR(95% CI)

Adjusted

OR(95% CI)

 

Case

Control

  

Type of marriage

    

   Monogamy

44 (35.2%)

9 (6.7%)

3.99 (2.08, 7.65)

3.41 (1.39, 8.34)*

   Polygamy

81 (64.8%)

126 (93.3%)

1.00

1.00

History of child death

    

Yes

17 (11.0%)

47 (30.3%)

1.00

1.00

No

138 (89.0%)

108 (69.7%)

3.53 (1.92, 6.50)

3.50 (1.88, 6.42)*

Presence of side effects

    

Yes

40(25.8%)

4(2.6%)

13.13 (4.56, 37.75)

4.96 (1.21, 20.36)*

No

115(74.2%)

151(97.4%)

1.00

1.00

Cost of transportation

    

   Expensive

31(20.0%)

6 (3.9%)

12.50 (4.74, 32.94)

4.94 (1.20, 20.26)*

   Optimum

58 (37.4%)

48 (31.0%)

2.92 (1.65, 5.15)

2.26 (1.11, 4.61)*

   Cheap

35(22.6%)

26 (16.8%)

3.25 (1.68, 6.28)

2.69 (1.23, 5.91)*

   No fee

31 (20.0%)

35 (48.4%)

1.00

1.00

Distance of health institution (m)

  

   ≤ 3000

59(38.1%)

100(64.5%)

1.00

1.00

   > 3000

96(61.9%)

55(35.5%)

2.96 (1.86, 4.70)

2.01 (1.17, 3.45)*

  1. *P value less than 0.05